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2024 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE

crash · 2110930 · 2025-07-16

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
17,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2024 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that his wife was reversing out of the work parking space, the brake pedal was depressed, and when the gear shift was shifted into drive(D), the vehicle then accelerated independently. The contact stated that the engine revved, hit a parked vehicle, bounced off that vehicle, and continued to accelerate independently, abruptly veered the steering wheel to the left to avoid hitting a tree. The contact's vehicle then hit a second parked vehicle, where it came to a stop. No warning lights were illuminated, and none of the warning alarms sounded. The driver’s and passenger’s side air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. The insurance company was notified and towed the vehicle to a collision center. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11674098
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown